It’s Spirit Week at the younger girls’ school, so each day brings a new theme. Today was Pajama Day. So this morning, when I saw the girls headed out the door in their pjs, I made a big fuss over them not being ready to go to school. They knew that I knew, and that I was being silly. Annabelle understood that I was kidding and responded by calling me crazy. Not a bad way to start the day, if I do say so myself.
When I came home from work, the girls were still in their pjs. I was in a hurry to get back out the door. We’ve had a little rain, and most of the creeks around here are still pretty full of water. I am a kayaking enthusiast, and I’ve discovered that their are several others like me here in Happy Valley. So while the creeks are up, we’re trying to run some of them. The opportunity doesn’t last long. Today Paul, Jared, and I jumped on the Spring Creek in Boalsburg and made our way back down through Spring Creek Park. It wasn’t a very technical run, but it was fun. We got to see lots of ducks along the way, and even spotted a few deer hanging out in people’s back yards. We put on about 5:30, and finished up just as the daylight was fading to dark. I’m thinking that it’s the kind of run that my kids would enjoy. Sadie was a little bummed that she wasn’t invited today!
I arrived home to find Joyce talking with Annabelle, and supper waiting for me. Joyce brought over a hamburger-tofu dish that she made for Annabelle. She actually brought enough to share, and it was very tasty. Who knew that we’d like tofu?
Sadie was sitting in the middle of the floor, playing a game that Annabelle taught us. Yesterday on our run (Annabelle ran almost 2 miles!) she picked up 5 little stones from the gravel at Millbrook Marsh. She searched through all the rocks to find the 5 she wanted, and her face was beaming at the prospect of teaching us a game from China. It’s kind of like jacks, but without the ball. You toss one pebble up and try to scoop up the other rocks. She’s pretty good at the game, and we’re struggling to match her.
We’ve taught her to play lots of Sublett games and introduced lots of Sublett family traditions–skip-bo, highlight/lowlight, Mario Kart, bedtime prayers…it’s good for us to learn some of her traditions and games, too. I think it confirms that she’s part of the family, and gives her an opportunity to contribute to us as a family.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got to go practice my pebble tossing…
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